Prep Baseball Report

TrackMan Leaders: Mission Baseball Pitchers


Brandon Hall
Mid-Atlantic Scouting Director

On August 8, 2023, PBR Scouts were at South Meck HS in Charlotte, NC to take in the PBR Scout Day with Mission Baseball.  The club on hand featured mostly 2026 grads.  Position players went through a a full workout including running timed 30s and 60s, multiple rounds of BP, plus a defensive workout at their primary position.  Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen with TrackMan tracking each pitch thrown.

You can see the full roster and all of the stats compiled at the PBR Scout Day with Mission Baseball by CLICKING HERE.


Mission Baseball Scout Day - TrackMan Pitching Leaders

 

FASTBALL STATS


Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 85.5 mph
2 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 82.8 mph
3 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 79.5 mph
4 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 78.5 mph
5 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 78.1 mph


Average Effective Velocity

Effective velocity is taking into account the velocity of each pitch, its release distance, the pitches time to the plate / hitting area, and the pitches movement.  With all of this information, Effective Velocity is allowing coaches and scouts to more accurately compare how a pitch is affecting a hitter.

Rank Name State School Class Pos Eff Velocity (avg)
1 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 84.0 mph
2 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 81.8 mph
3 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 77.8 mph
4 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 77.5 mph
5 Colby Epperly NC Audrey Kell 2026 1B 76.2 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 2298 rpm
2 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 2242 rpm
3 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 2148 rpm
4 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 2083 rpm
5 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 1984 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 2242 rpm
2 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 2168 rpm
3 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 2061 rpm
4 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 2022 rpm
5 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 1898 rpm


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Induced vertical movement tracks how the ball rides through the zone, or sinks through the zone.  For the purpose of this board we are tracking which fastballs showed the most ride, typically leading to more swing and miss opportunities

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 17.4 in
2 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 16.4 in
3 Joshua Tordella NC Ardrey Kell 2026 3B 15.8 in
4 Colby Epperly NC Audrey Kell 2026 1B 15.4 in
5 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 15.3 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Horizontal movement is often referred to as run.  This measurement does not distinguish between early and late movement, just the overall amount the ball tracks to the arm side out of the hand.

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF -10.0
2 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF -9.9
3 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 5.6
4 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS -5.3
5 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B -5.2


Peak Spin Score

The Spin Score is a measurement linking velocity and spin.  It is calculated by dividing the spin rate by the velocity of each pitch.  

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 28
2 Joshua Tordella NC Ardrey Kell 2026 3B 28
3 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 27
4 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 27
5 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 25


CURVEBALL STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 73.3 mph
2 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 72.2 mph
3 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 71.0 mph
4 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 68.0 mph
5 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 67.3 mph


Peak Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 2426 rpm
2 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 2334 rpm
3 Colby Epperly NC Audrey Kell 2026 1B 2313 rpm
4 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 2259 rpm
5 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 2165 rpm


Average Spin Rate

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (avg)
1 Colby Epperly NC Audrey Kell 2026 1B 2293 rpm
2 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 2281 rpm
3 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 2259 rpm
4 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 2209 rpm
5 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 2118 rpm


Average Induced Vertical Movement

This is a measurement of how much the ball drops from its original position and trajectory.  It does not measure how late the movement happens.  This can be referred to as depth on a breaking ball.

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B -4.6 in
2 Colby Epperly NC Audrey Kell 2026 1B -4.2 in
3 Joshua Tordella NC Ardrey Kell 2026 3B 3.4 in
4 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF -3.4 in
5 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS -2.6 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF -10.0
2 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF -9.9
3 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 5.6
4 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS -5.3
5 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B -5.2


Peak Spin Score

Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Colby Epperly NC Audrey Kell 2026 1B 35
2 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 33
3 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 33
4 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 32
5 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 31


CHANGEUP STATS

Peak Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 79.5 mph
2 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 75.9 mph
3 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 73.9 mph
4 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 73.9 mph
5 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 70.7 mph


Average Induced Vertical Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos IVB (avg)
1 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF 16.4 in
2 Trevor Cook NC Lake Norman Charter 2026 SS 14.8 in
3 Joshua Tordella NC Ardrey Kell 2026 3B 13.9 in
4 Colby Epperly NC Audrey Kell 2026 1B 13.0 in
5 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 9.4 in


Average Horizontal Movement

Rank Name State School Class Pos HM (avg)
1 Dylan Poling NC Marvin Ridge 2026 OF 16.4
2 Tyler Cain NC Weddington 2026 1B 14.1
3 Colby Epperly NC Audrey Kell 2026 1B -12.5
4 Drew Darling NC Charlotte Christian 2026 OF 11.6
5 Michael Scaletta NC Cuthbertson 2026 OF -10.3